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1896-1897 Iowa Football Year in Review


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WIUFA ChampionsWIUFA Champions

Summary: It was the first Hawkeye football team to win a conference championship. The Hawkeyes went undefeated against the likes of Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska and had only one loss, to Chicago. In fact, the team allowed only 12 points the entire season.

Conference: Western Interstate University Football Association

Head Coach: Alfred Bull

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RESULTS

Date

Opponent / Score

Hilites

Full Game

Drake
10/3/1896

Iowa  vs  Drake  


W     32 - 0



Chicago
10/10/1896

Iowa  @  Chicago  


L     0 - 6



Kansas
10/26/1896

Iowa  vs  Kansas  


W     6 - 0



Wilton
11/4/1896

Iowa  vs  Wilton  


W     27 - 0



Missouri
11/9/1896

Iowa  @  Missouri  


W     12 - 0  



Grinnell
11/14/1896

Iowa  @  Iowa College  


W     15 - 6



Des Moines YMCA
11/21/1896

Iowa  @  Des Moines YMCA  


W     34 - 0



Nebraska
11/26/1896

Iowa  vs  Nebraska  


T     0 - 0



Nebraska
11/28/1896

Iowa  vs  Nebraska  


W     6 - 0  



Total Wins

Total Losses

Total Ties

Win %

7

1

1

83.33%

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1896-1897  IOWA FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF

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Alfred Bull

Alfred Bull
Head Coach


1896-1897  IOWA FOOTBALL PLAYER ROSTER

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Ralph Blackmore

Ralph Blackmore

Paul Coldren

Paul Coldren

Charles Edmonds

Charles Edmonds

Richard Gaines

Richard Gaines

John Gardner

John Gardner

Glen Greenwood

Glen Greenwood

Samuel Hobbs

Samuel Hobbs

Frank Kinney Holbrook

Frank Kinney Holbrook (RB)

Tipton, Iowa [High]

Iver Iverson

Iver Iverson

Kalita Leighton

Kalita Leighton

Harry McNeil

Harry McNeil

Joe Meyers

Joe Meyers

James Stanton

James Stanton

Charles Thomas

Charles Thomas

James C. Walker

James C. Walker

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